Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 2

Name: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 2
Start: 1969-04-13T02:30:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).

Mission Details

Launch date: April 13, 1969 at 02:30 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Government/Top Secret